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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1973
Page
14
Vintage and midweek hog price listings with multiple weight classes and grades. Prices vary by week from April 14 to April 18 including barrows gilts sows and boars with ranges for U S No 1 2 3 and 4 and weights from 170 to 570 pounds. Auction notes show small gains and steady to strong moves across days and locations.
Hog prices at New Holland show declines for barrows and gilts 25 to 75 cents lower across several weight ranges. Sows and boars hold with softer quotes, while barrows and gilts strengthen up to 50 cents in some US 1 and US 1-2 classes. Buyers monitor 200 to 270 pound ranges and US 2-4 listings for narrow spreads.
Barrows and gilts sold 75 to 1.00 higher at the Indianapolis sale. US 1-2 200 to 240 pound hogs brought 36.00 to 36.50, US 1-3 200 to 240 pounds sold 35.75 to 36.25.
Regional hay prices show No 2 and better hay steady at the farm dealers paying 50 to 70 for alfalfa 40 to 45 for mixed hay with some to 55 Timothy hay 30 to 40 Straw 22 to 30 March prices 15 to 20. The Heart Association urges readers to walk for health.
Slaughter steers and heifers rise 50 to 75 cents with cows 25 to 50 higher and feedes firm. Four day receipts 13 900 up from 9 100 last week. weather curtails early marketing though packer activity returns. Steers average 44.96 for three days. feeders and bulls mixed as demand broadens post holiday observance.
Weekly livestock market figures show cattle totals 6422 head up from 5163 last week. Slaughter steers mostly lower by 50 cents to 1.75, cows 50 cents to 2 higher, bulls steady to 1.50 higher. Vealers and feeders posted gains, hogs eased, sheep active for Easter with lambs and ewes priced across ranges.
Receipts this week reach 3000 with 65 percent steers 30 percent heifers and the remainder cows. Slaughter steers mostly steady to higher with Choice and Prime heifers up about 50 while other grades hold. Cows and bulls show varied moves and local grain prices for April 1 and April 19 are listed with bid and offer quotes.
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